BANEFUL EFFECTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20266, 7 August 1937, Page 8

BANEFUL EFFECTS.

EMPLOYMENT OF JUNIORS. WAGES DIFFICULTIES CITED. (By Toiegraph.—Press Association.) lIAWERA, Saturday. The contention that the Shops and Offices Act, by providing a minimum of 15s a. week with half-yearly Increases of 4s for office Juniors and message boys was opposed to the best Interests, of employees was made by the Hawera Chamber of Commerce, which has decided to circularise a resolution of protest to all chambers, and the Manufacturers’ Association and lo forward it us a remit to the annual conference of Associated Chambers. 11 is pointed out that one ill effect of llie law was that the employer was held hack from paying the above minimum by reason of tlie fact that the half-\early increase had to be added to the actual wage paid. As a result many juniors had to wait for the expiry of six or twelve months before receiving extra remuneration. Another ill effect was that when It became uneconomic to employ a message boy thcro was no alternative but to dismiss him. As future employers had to take into account a boy’s previous experience it was contended that the Dominion soon was going to bo faced with another “ unwanted youth ” problem. ____________________